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The explosion was damaged by a workshop in which rockets were collected for war ...

In Russia, there was an explosion at the Iskander Production Plant: one of the buildings damaged

The explosion was damaged by a workshop in which rockets were collected for war to Ukraine. In Udmurtia, an explosion occurred at the Wotkin Machine -Building Plant on August 4. He came in shop # 95. This was reported in the Udmurti Against Corruption Telegram. It is noted that at first it was assumed that the company attacked the drone, but then figured out and found out that during the trials a product that was located in the armored worm exploded.

The housing of the shop in which the test was conducted was kept, but suffered. "One of the corps that collected missiles to send to Ukraine was damaged. No one was seriously injured as a result of the explosion. Even the fast empty left," the source said at the enterprise.

In the comments under the post, the locals write that the shop was secret and the employees were without mobile communication, so they expressed doubts about the absence of the victims as a result of the explosion because they saw smoke outside the city. Later, the plant officially commented the emergency. "Today (August 4, 2023) on the territory of the production site of JSC" Votykinsky Plant "there was an equipment accompanied by a boy and smoke.

None of the employees of the enterprise was injured. There is no threat to life and health. - The message says. According to open sources, the Topol-M missiles were produced at the Votkin Plant, which was founded in 1759, and in 2006 the production of "Iskander-M" missiles was started in 2006. On June 2, 2022, the Wotkin Plant was included in the US sanctions lists due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. On July 5, Japan's sanctions were lists.

On December 16, 2022, the plant was included in the list of EU sanctions through the production of missiles and ammunition for "Iskander" and "point-u. was paid for gas. The missile transfer agreement was concluded in Yalta between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Russian Federation under the leadership of Vladimir Putin. Earlier in St. Petersburg, "Euromaidans" with iron armature, Ukrainian flags and flags of organizations and EUs prohibited in Russia were read.